Hebrew root (lemma) ‘מְעַט’ (məˊaţ)

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GEN 18:4 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 18:4 word 3

OET-LV: 4 Let _it _be _brought please a _little _of water and_wash feet _of_your(pl) and_support _yourselves(pl) under the_tree. (GEN_18:4)

OET-RV: 4 Let me get some water so that you can wash your feet and rest here under this tree. (GEN 18:4)

GEN 24:17 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 24:17 word 7

OET-LV: 17 And_he _ran the_servant to_meet_her and_he/it _said give_me _to _drink please a _little _of water from_your _of_jar. (GEN_24:17)

OET-RV: 17 The slave ran to meet her and said, “Can I have a small drink of water from your jar.” (GEN 24:17)

GEN 24:43 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 24:43 word 15

OET-LV: 43 Here I am_standing at the _spring _of the_waters and_it _was the _young_woman who_will_come _out to_draw _water and_I _will _say to_her/it give_me _to _drink please a _little _of water from_your _of_jar. (GEN_24:43)

OET-RV: 43 Listen, I’m standing by this well, so let it be that the young woman who comes out to fetch water and I say to her, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar,” (GEN 24:43)

GEN 26:10 כִּ,מְעַט (ki, məˊaţ) R,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘like, a_little’ morpheme glosses=‘as / like, might_well’ OSHB GEN 26:10 word 7

OET-LV: 10 And_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it _said what this have _you _done to/for_ourselves like_a _little he _lay one of_the _people with your(ms)_woman/wife and_you _brought on_us guilt. (GEN_26:10)

OET-RV: 10 “What’s this that you’ve done to us?” continued Abimelech. “One of my people might easily have slept with your wife and you would have brought condemnation onto us!” (GEN 26:10)

GEN 30:15 הַ,מְעַט (ha, məˊaţ) Ti,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘?, small’ morpheme glosses=‘the, small’ OSHB GEN 30:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 And_she/it _said to/for_her/it small was_your_taking DOM husband _of_my and_taking also DOM the _mandrakes _of my _son _of_of and_ Rāḩēl _she/it _said for_so/thus/hence he _will _lie with_you the_night for the _mandrakes _of your _son _of_of. (GEN_30:15)

OET-RV: 15 “Is it a small matter you have taken my husband?” Le’ah snapped back. “And would you also take my son’s mandrakes?”
¶ “Well, he can sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.” Rahel answered. (GEN 30:15)

GEN 30:30 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB GEN 30:30 word 2

OET-LV: 30 If/because a _little which it _belonged to/for_yourself(m) to/for_my_face/front and_it _has _increased to_increase _in _number and_ YHWH _he/it _blessed you to_my _of_foot and_now when will _I _work also I for_my _own _of_household. (GEN_30:30)

OET-RV: 30 Before I came, you didn’t have much, but now you have plenty because Yahweh has blessed you wherever I was involved. But now, when will I also do something for my own household?” (GEN 30:30)

GEN 43:2 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 43:2 word 16

OET-LV: 2 And_he/it _was just_as they _finished to_eat DOM the_grain which they _had _brought from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_he/it _said to_them father _of_their go _back buy to/for_us a _little _of food. (GEN_43:2)

OET-RV: 2 so when they’d used up all the grain that they’d brought from Egypt, their father instructed them, “Go back there and buy some food for us.” (GEN 43:2)

GEN 43:11 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 43:11 word 17

OET-LV: 11 And_he/it _said to_them Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) father _of_their if so then this do take some_of _the _best _products _of the_earth/land in_your(pl)_of_vessels and_take _down to_man a _gift a _little _of balm and_a _little _of honey spice and_myrrh pistachio _nuts and_almonds. (GEN_43:11)

OET-RV: 11 “Well, if that’s our only choice,” their father acceded, “then do this: Take some of the best produce from around here in your bags, and take it down to the man as a gift: a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, and some pistachio nuts and almonds. (GEN 43:11)

GEN 43:11 וּ,מְעַט (ū, məˊaţ) C,Ncmsc contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, a_little_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 43:11 word 19

GEN 44:25 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB GEN 44:25 word 6

OET-LV: 25 father _of_our And_he/it _said go _back buy to/for_us a _little _of food. (GEN_44:25)

OET-RV: 25 Eventually, our father told us, ‘Return there to buy some food for us.’ (GEN 44:25)

GEN 47:9 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB GEN 47:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _said to Parˊoh the _days _of the _years _of my _sojournings _of_of are_thirty and_one _hundred year[s] few and_displeasing the _days _of they _have _been of _the _years _of my _life _of_of and_not they _have _reached DOM the _days _of the _years _of the _lives _of my _ancestors _of_of in_the _days _of their _sojournings _of_of. (GEN_47:9)

OET-RV: 9 “I’ve been moving from place to place for 130 years,” Yacob replied. “My life has been short and with many difficulties, so I haven’t reached the longer ages of my ancestors in their moving around.” (GEN 47:9)

EXO 17:4 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB EXO 17:4 word 11

OET-LV: 4 And_ Mosheh _he _cried _out to YHWH to_say what will _I _do to_people the_this yet a _little and_they_will _stone _me. (EXO_17:4)

OET-RV: 4 Mosheh cried out to Yahweh, asking, “What should I do for these people? It won’t take much more and they’ll kill me.” (EXO 17:4)

EXO 23:30 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB EXO 23:30 word 1

OET-LV: 30 Little little I_will _drive _it _out from_before _of_you until that you _will _be _fruitful and_you _will _possess DOM the_earth/land. (EXO_23:30)

OET-RV: 30 I’ll drive them out little by little ahead of you until your numbers increase and you take over the land. (EXO 23:30)

EXO 23:30 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB EXO 23:30 word 2

OET-LV: 30 Little little I_will _drive _it _out from_before _of_you until that you _will _be _fruitful and_you _will _possess DOM the_earth/land. (EXO_23:30)

OET-RV: 30 I’ll drive them out little by little ahead of you until your numbers increase and you take over the land. (EXO 23:30)

LEV 25:52 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘few’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB LEV 25:52 word 2

OET-LV: 52 And_if few it _remains in_years until the _year _of the _jubilee and_he _will _calculate to_him/it according_to _the _mouth _of his _years _of_of he _will _repay DOM redemption _of_his. (LEV_25:52)

OET-RV: 52 ◙ (LEV 25:52)

NUM 13:18 הַ,מְעַט (ha, məˊaţ) Ti,Aamsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘?, few’ morpheme glosses=‘the, few’ OSHB NUM 13:18 word 13

OET-LV: 18 And_you(pl)_will _see DOM the_earth/land what is_it and_DOM the_people which_dwells on/upon_it(f) strong is_it feeble few is_it or many. (NUM_13:18)

OET-RV: 18 Find out what the land’s like, and whether the people living there are militarily strong or weak, and if they’re many or few. (NUM 13:18)

NUM 16:9 הַ,מְעַט (ha, məˊaţ) Ti,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘[is, it_too]_small?’ morpheme glosses=‘the, isn't_~_enough’ OSHB NUM 16:9 word 1

OET-LV: 9 is_it _too_small for_you(pl) (cmp) he _has _set _apart the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) you(pl) from_the _congregation _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_bring _near you(pl) to_him/it to_serve DOM the _service _of the _tabernacle _of YHWH and_to_stand to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_congregation to_serve_them. (NUM_16:9)

OET-RV: 9 Isn’t it enough for you all that Yisrael’s god separated you from the rest of the Israeli community to present you to him to serve in Yahweh’s residence and to stand in front of the gatherings to minister to them? (NUM 16:9)

NUM 16:13 הַ,מְעַט (ha, məˊaţ) Ti,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘[is, it]_small?’ morpheme glosses=‘the, not_enough’ OSHB NUM 16:13 word 1

OET-LV: 13 is_it_small (cmp) you_have _brought _us _up from_a _land flowing _of milk and_honey to_kill_us in_wilderness (cmp) you _will _make _yourself _ruler over_us also really _(make _yourself _ruler). (NUM_16:13)

OET-RV: 13 Isn’t it enough that you brought us out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in the wilderness, without also making yourself the ruler over us? (NUM 16:13)

NUM 26:54 וְ,לַ,מְעַט (və, la, məˊaţ) C,Rd,Aamsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, for, few’ morpheme glosses=‘and, to_the, smaller’ OSHB NUM 26:54 word 4

OET-LV: 54 For_many you _will _make _great inheritance _of_its and_for_few you _will _make _small inheritance _of_its each to_the _mouth _of his _enrolled_men it _will _be _given inheritance _of_its. (NUM_26:54)

OET-RV: 54 Those with larger numbers should receive more, and the smaller groups receive less, i.e., each inheritance depends on the number of family members. (NUM 26:54)

NUM 26:56 לִ,מְעָט (li, məˊāţ) R,Aamsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘and_[the], few’ morpheme glosses=‘to / for, smaller’ OSHB NUM 26:56 word 8

OET-LV: 56 On the _mouth _of the _lot inheritance _of_its it _will _be _divided between the_many and_the_few. (NUM_26:56)

OET-RV: 56 Then the size of the area that will become their inheritance must be apportioned according to the census numbers. (NUM 26:56)

NUM 33:54 וְ,לַ,מְעַט (və, la, məˊaţ) C,Rd,Aamsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, for, few’ morpheme glosses=‘and, to_the, smaller’ OSHB NUM 33:54 word 10

OET-LV: 54 And_you(pl)_will _inherit DOM the_earth/land by_lot to_your(pl)_of_clans for_many you(pl)_will _make _great DOM inheritance _of_its and_for_few you _will _make _small DOM inheritance _of_its (to) where it _will _come _out to_him/it (to)_there the_lot to_him/it it _will _belong to_the _tribes _of your(pl)_fathers _of_of you(pl)_will _inherit. (NUM_33:54)

OET-RV: 54 Use lots to divide the land up for your clans. The larger groups must get more than the smaller groups, then whatever the lot gives, that will be the area to be given within the land for that ancestral tribe. (NUM 33:54)

NUM 35:8 הַ,מְעַט (ha, məˊaţ) Td,Aamsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, few’ morpheme glosses=‘the, smaller’ OSHB NUM 35:8 word 11

OET-LV: 8 And_the_cities which you(pl)_will _give from_the _possession _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_with the_many you(pl)_will _increase and_from_with the_few you(pl)_will _decrease each _one according_to _the _mouth _of its _inheritance _of_of which they _will _inherit it _will _give some_of_its _cities to_Lēviyyiy. (NUM_35:8)

OET-RV: 8 The larger tribes must give more cities than the smaller tribes, according to the area that they inherit.” (NUM 35:8)

DEU 7:7 הַ,מְעַט (ha, məˊaţ) Td,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘[were]_the, few’ morpheme glosses=‘the, fewest’ OSHB DEU 7:7 word 12

OET-LV: 7 not because_you_were _numerous from_all the_peoples he _loved YHWH (in)_you(pl) and_he _chose (in)_you(pl) if/because you(pl) were_the_few from_all the_peoples. (DEU_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 Yahweh loved you and chose you all, not because you were the most populous nation (in fact, you were the smallest of all the nations), (DEU 7:7)

DEU 7:22 מְעַט (məˊaţ) D contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB DEU 7:22 word 8

OET-LV: 22 And_ YHWH _he _will _clear _away god _of_your DOM the_nations (the)_these from_before _of_you little little not you _will _be _able to_make _an _end _of _them quickly lest it _should _increase with_you the _animal[s]_of the_field. (DEU_7:22)

OET-RV: 22 He’ll drive those people groups out bit by bit—don’t try to destroy them all at once or else the wild animals would multiply up and cause problems. (DEU 7:22)

DEU 7:22 מְעָט (məˊāţ) D contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB DEU 7:22 word 9

OET-RV: 22 He’ll drive those people groups out bit by bit—don’t try to destroy them all at once or else the wild animals would multiply up and cause problems. (DEU 7:22)

DEU 26:5 מְעָט (məˊāţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fewness’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB DEU 26:5 word 14

OET-LV: 5 And_you _will _answer and_you _will _say to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH god _of_your was_an _ʼArammiy wandering ancestor _of_my and_he/it _descended to_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_he _sojourned there (in)_men _of fewness and_he/it _was there to_(a)_nation great mighty and_numerous. (DEU_26:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then in Yahweh’s presence you should respond, “My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt with his smallish family, and lived there and eventually became a large and powerful people. (DEU 26:5)

DEU 28:38 וּ,מְעַט (ū, məˊaţ) C,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, little’ morpheme glosses=‘and, little’ OSHB DEU 28:38 word 5

OET-LV: 38 Seed much you _will _take _out the_field and_little you _will _gather if/because it_will _consume _it the_locust[s]. (DEU_28:38)

OET-RV: 38 You’ll plant a lot of seed in your fields, but only gather a small harvest because locusts will eat the crops. (DEU 28:38)

DEU 28:62 מְעָט (məˊāţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fewness’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB DEU 28:62 word 3

OET-LV: 62 And_you(pl)_will _be _left (in)_men _of fewness in _place _of that you(pl)_were like_the _stars _of the_heavens to_increase _in _number if/because not you _have _listened to_the _voice _of YHWH god _of_your. (DEU_28:62)

OET-RV: 62 Even though you all had been as numerous as the stars in the sky, your country will be left underpopulated because you didn’t listen to your god Yahweh’s voice. (DEU 28:62)

JOS 7:3 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘[are]_few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB JOS 7:3 word 27

OET-LV: 3 And_they _returned to Yəhōshūˊa and_they _said to_him/it not all _of let _it _go _up the_people about_two _thousand man or about_three _of thousand(s) man let _them _go _up and_let _them _attack DOM (the)_ˊAy do _not make _go _wearily to_there DOM all _of the_people if/because are_few they. (JOS_7:3)

OET-RV: 3 When they returned to Yehoshua, they told him, “Don’t send all the warriors—only around two to three thousand men should go and attack them. Don’t bother everyone else because Ay is small.” (JOS 7:3)

JOS 22:17 הַ,מְעַט (ha, məˊaţ) Ti,Aamsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘?, little’ morpheme glosses=‘the, not_~_enough’ OSHB JOS 22:17 word 1

OET-LV: 17 Little to/for_us was_DOM the _iniquity _of Pəˊōr which not we _have _cleansed _ourselves from_him/it until the_day the_this and_he/it _was the_plague among_the _congregation _of YHWH. (JOS_22:17)

OET-RV: 17 Wasn’t our disobedience at Peor bad enough for you? We haven’t gotten over it to this day. Plus there was a plague among Yahweh’s people. (JOS 22:17)

JDG 4:19 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB JDG 4:19 word 5

OET-LV: 19 And_he/it _said to_her/it give_me _to _drink please a _little _of water if/because I _am _thirsty and_she _opened DOM the _skin-bottle _of (the)_milk and_she_gave _him _a _drink and_she_covered _him. (JDG_4:19)

OET-RV: 19 “I’m thirsty,” he said. “Could you get me a little water to drink.” Yael opened a goatskin container and gave him milk to drink, then she covered him again. (JDG 4:19)

RUTH 2:7 מְעָט (məˊāţ) Aamsa contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘short’ OSHB RUTH 2:7 word 17

OET-LV: 7 And_she/it _said let _me _glean please and_I _will _gather among_sheaves behind the_harvesters and_she _came and_she _has _stayed from_then this_morning and_unto now this her_sitting the_house little. (RUT_2:7)

OET-RV: 7 She asked me for permission to follow the harvesters and pick up any heads of grain that drop, and she’s been doing it since early morning until just recently she’s taking a break now in the shelter. (RUT 2:7)

1 SAM 14:6 בִ,מְעָט (ⱱi, məˊāţ) R,Aamsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘by, few’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, few’ OSHB 1 SAM 14:6 word 24

OET-LV: 6 and_ Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) _he/it _said to the _young_man his _armour(s)_of_of the _bearer _of come and_let _us _pass _over to the _garrison _of the _uncircumcised_men the_these perhaps he _will _act YHWH to/for_us if/because there_is_not to/for_YHWH limitation to_save by_many or by_few. (SA1_14:6)

OET-RV: 6 Yonatan said to his servant carrying his equipment, “Come on. Let’s pass over to that group of these uncircumcised ones. Perhaps Yahweh will help us, because it doesn’t matter to him whether he saves using many people or just a few.” (SA1 14:6)

1 SAM 14:29 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 14:29 word 14

OET-LV: 29 And_ Yōnātān _he/it _said father _of_my he _has _troubled DOM the_earth/land see please if/because _that they _brightened eyes _of_my if/because I _tasted a _little _of honey (the)_this. (SA1_14:29)

OET-RV: 29 “My father’s caused trouble for us,” Yonatan responded. “See how much better I feel now because I tasted a little bit of this honey. (SA1 14:29)

1 SAM 14:43 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 14:43 word 19

OET-LV: 43 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _said to Yōnātān tell to/for_me what have _you _done and_he _told to_him/it Yōnātān and_he/it _said indeed _(taste) I _tasted with_the _end _of the _staff which was_in_my _of_hand a _little _of honey here_I I _will _die. (SA1_14:43)

OET-RV: 43 Sha’ul demanded from Yonatan, “Tell me what you’ve done.”
¶ “Actually,” Yonatan answered, “I did taste some honey from the end of my staff, so take me—I’m ready to die.” (SA1 14:43)

1 SAM 17:28 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘the_fewness_of’ word gloss=‘few_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 17:28 word 19

OET-LV: 28 And_ ʼElīʼāⱱ _he/it _listened his/its_woman (the)_old when_he_spoke to the_men and_it _glowed/burnt the _anger of _ʼElīʼāⱱ on_Dāvid and_he/it _said to/for_what this have _you _come _down and_with whom have _you _left the _fewness _of the _sheep (the)_those in_wilderness I I _know DOM presumption _of_your and_DOM the _wickedness _of your _heart _of_of if/because _that so _as to _see the_battle you _have _come _down. (SA1_17:28)

OET-RV: 28 But when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him talking to the men, he got very angry and scolded him, “Why have you come down here? Who’s looking after those few sheep that you left in the desert? I know you have a big head and you’re just a troublemaker—you just want to watch the battle.” (SA1 17:28)

2 SAM 12:8 מְעָט (məˊāţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘little’ word gloss=‘too_little’ OSHB 2 SAM 12:8 word 17

OET-LV: 8 And_I_gave to/for_yourself(m) DOM the _house _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_of and_DOM the _wives _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_of in_your _of_bosom and_I_gave to/for_yourself(m) DOM the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) and_if little and_I _will _add to_you like_those and_like_those. (SA2_12:8)

OET-RV: 8 I gave you the house that belonged to your master, as well as his wives. I made you king over both Yisrael and Yehudah. And if that wasn’t enough, I’ve given you more and more. (SA2 12:8)

2 SAM 16:1 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB 2 SAM 16:1 word 3

OET-LV: 16 And_Dāvid he _passed _on a _little from_the_top and_see/lo/see Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) the _servant _of Mephi- bshet to_meet_him and_a _pair _of donkeys saddled and_were_on_them two _hundred bread[s] and_one _hundred bunches _of _raisins and_one _hundred summer _fruit and_a _jar _of wine. (SA2_16:1)

OET-RV: 16 David hadn’t gone far past the summit when, wow, he was meet by Mefiboshet’s servant Tsiva with a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred bread rolls, one hundred cakes of raisins, one hundred pieces of fresh fruit, and a leather container of wine. (SA2 16:1)

2 SAM 19:37 כִּ,מְעַט (ki, məˊaţ) R,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘like, a_little’ morpheme glosses=‘since, a_little’ OSHB 2 SAM 19:37 word 1

OET-LV: 37  like_a _little servant _of_your he _will _pass _over DOM the_Yardēn with the_king and_for_what will_he _reward _me the_king the_reward (the)_this. (SA2_19:37)

OET-RV: 37 Please, let your servant return, and let me die in my city near the graves of my parents. But look, here’s your servant Kimham—let him cross over with my master the king, and do whatever you consider to be appropriate for him.” (SA2 19:37)

1 KI 17:10 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsc contextual word gloss=‘a_little_of’ word gloss=‘a_little_of’ OSHB 1 KI 17:10 word 20

OET-LV: 10 And_he/it _rose _up and_he/it _went to_Tsₑrəfat/(Zarephath) and_he _came to the _entrance _of the_city and_see/lo/see there a _woman a _widow was_gathering _of wood(s) and_he/it _called to_her/it and_he _said get please to_me a _little _of water in_vessel so_that _I _may _drink. (KI1_17:10)

OET-RV: 10 So he got ready and went to Tserefat. As he entered the town, he saw a woman picking up bits of firewood, and he asked her, “Can you please get me a drink of water.” (KI1 17:10)

1 KI 17:12 וּ,מְעַט (ū, məˊaţ) C,Ncmsc contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, a_little_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, a_little_of’ OSHB 1 KI 17:12 word 15

OET-LV: 12 And_she/it _said by_the _life of_YHWH god _of_your if there_is to_me food if/because (if) the_fullness _of a _palm _of flour in_jar and_a _little _of oil in_jug and_wow_I am_gathering two wood(s) and_I _will _go and_I_will _prepare _it to_me and_for_my _of_son and_we_will _eat _it and_we _will _die. (KI1_17:12)

OET-RV: 12 But she replied, “As your god Yahweh lives, I don’t have any bread at all—only a handful of flour in the jar, and a little bit of oil in the jug. See, I’m gathering a few bits of firewood so I can make a little bread for me and my son. After we’ve eaten that, then we’ll die.” (KI1 17:12)

2 KI 10:18 מְעָט (məˊāţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘a_little’ OSHB 2 KI 10:18 word 12

OET-LV: 18 and_ Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) _he _gathered DOM all _of the_people and_he/it _said to_them ʼAḩʼāⱱ he _served DOM (the)_Baˊal a _little Yēhūʼ he_will _serve _him much. (KI2_10:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then Yehu assembled all the people and told them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Yehu will serve him a lot. (KI2 10:18)

1 CHR 16:19 כִּ,מְעַט (ki, məˊaţ) R,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘like, a_little’ morpheme glosses=‘as, little’ OSHB 1 CHR 16:19 word 4

OET-LV: 19 When_you_were men _of number like_a _little and_sojourning in_it. (CH1_16:19)

OET-RV: ⇔  19 When you were still a small group,
⇔ ≈ insignificant, and strangers in the land, (CH1 16:19)

2 CHR 12:7 כִּ,מְעַט (ki, məˊaţ) R,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘like, a_little’ morpheme glosses=‘as, some’ OSHB 2 CHR 12:7 word 16

OET-LV: 7 And_when_ YHWH _saw if/because _that they _had _humbled _themselves the _message _of it _came of_YHWH to Shəmaˊ^yāh to_say they _have _humbled _themselves not I_will _destroy _them and_I _will _give to/for_them like_a _little (to)_deliverance and_not rage _of_my it _will _pour _forth on_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) by_the _hand _of Shiyshaq. (CH2_12:7)

OET-RV: 7 When Yahweh saw that they’d humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemayah, “They’ve humbled themselves so I won’t destroy them—my rage won’t pour out on Yerushalem using Shishak’s attack, and I’ll give them a way to recover in the future. (CH2 12:7)

2 CHR 29:34 לִ,מְעָט (li, məˊāţ) R,Aamsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, fewness’ morpheme glosses=‘as, few’ OSHB 2 CHR 29:34 word 4

OET-LV: 34 Only the_priests they _were to_fewness and_not they _were _able to_skin DOM all _of the _burnt_offerings and_they_helped _them relatives _of_their the_Lēviyyiy until was _complete the_work and_unto they _had _consecrated _themselves the_priests if/because the_Lēviyyiy were_upright _of heart to_consecrate _themselves more_than_the _priests. (CH2_29:34)

OET-RV: 34 There weren’t enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, so their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and until all the priests had consecrated themselves, because the Levites hard worked quicker to consecrate themselves than the priests had. (CH2 29:34)

EZRA 9:8 כִּ,מְעַט (ki, məˊaţ) R,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘like, a_little’ morpheme glosses=‘for, brief’ OSHB EZRA 9:8 word 2

OET-LV: 8 And_now like_a _little a _moment favour it _has _come from_with YHWH god _of_our to_leave to/for_us an _escaped _remnant and_to_give to/for_us a _tent _peg in_the _place _of his _holiness _of_of eyes _of_our to_give _light god _of_our and_to_give_to _us reviving a _little in_our _of_servitude. (EZR_9:8)

OET-RV: 8 But now for a brief moment, favour has come from our god Yahweh and given us remaining survivors a stake in his holy place—yes, our god has cheered us up and given us a little relief from our slavery. (EZR 9:8)

EZRA 9:8 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_little’ word gloss=‘little’ OSHB EZRA 9:8 word 22

NEH 2:12 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_few’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB NEH 2:12 word 5

OET-LV: 12 And_I _arose night I and_men a _few with_me and_not I _had _told to/for_ʼĀdām/humankind what god _of_was_my putting into heart _of_my for_doing for_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_an _animal there_was_not with_me if/because (if) the_cattle/livestock which I was_riding on_it. (NEH_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 One night, I got up and took a few men with me, without having told anyone what I felt that my god had been telling me to do for Yerushalem. We only had the one horse that I was riding, (NEH 2:12)

NEH 7:4 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘[were]_few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB NEH 7:4 word 6

OET-LV: 4 And_the_city was_broad _of both _sides and_large and_the_people were_few in_the _midst _of_of _it and_not houses had _been_rebuilt. (NEH_7:4)

OET-RV: 4 Now Yerushalem covered a large area but not many people had returned to live there yet, and the houses hadn’t yet been rebuilt. (NEH 7:4)

JOB 10:20 מְעַט (məˊaţ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB JOB 10:20 word 2

OET-LV: 20 Not few days _of_are_my wwww wwww from_me so_that _I _may _be _cheerful a _little. (JOB_10:20)

OET-RV: 20 Aren’t my days few?
⇔ So leave me and let me enjoy a little comfort (JOB 10:20)

Lemmas with same root consonants as ‘מעט’ (mˊţ)

It's possible that this might not have any actual semantic connection to the main root above—use with caution.

Have 22 uses of Hebrew root (lemma) ‘מָעַט’ (māˊaţ) in the Hebrew originals

EXO 12:4 יִמְעַט (yimˊaţ) Vqi3ms contextual word gloss=‘it_will_be_[too]_small’ word gloss=‘small’ OSHB EXO 12:4 word 2

OET-LV: 4 And_if it _will _be_too_small the_household for_being for_a _lamb and_he/it _will _take he and_his _of_neighbour (the)_near to house _of_his by_the_number _of people each _one to_the _mouth _of his _food _of_of you(pl)_will _estimate on the_lamb. (EXO_12:4)

OET-RV: 4 But if the household’s too small to cook a whole animal, then neighbours can combine and share—budgeting on how much each person eats. (EXO 12:4)

EXO 16:17 וְ,הַ,מַּמְעִיט (və, ha, mamˊīţ) C,Td,Vhrmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, the_[one, who]_made_little’ morpheme glosses=‘and, the, less’ OSHB EXO 16:17 word 7

OET-LV: 17 And_they _made so the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _gathered_it the_one_who_made _much and_the_one_who_made _little. (EXO_16:17)

OET-RV: 17 So the Israelis went ahead and gathered it—some collecting a lot, and others, less, (EXO 16:17)

EXO 16:18 וְ,הַ,מַּמְעִיט (və, ha, mamˊīţ) C,Td,Vhrmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, the_[one, ’ morpheme glosses=‘and, the, ’ OSHB EXO 16:18 word 6

OET-LV: 18 And_they _measured_it by and_not wwww the_one and_the_one not wwww (a)_man to mmm wwww. (EXO_16:18)

OET-RV: 18 but when they measured it out, those who’d collected a lot didn’t have any extra, and those who hadn’t gathered so much still had enough to eat—each person had gathered just enough. (EXO 16:18)

EXO 30:15 יַמְעִיט (yamˊīţ) Vhi3ms contextual word gloss=‘he_will_make_little’ word gloss=‘give_less’ OSHB EXO 30:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15 The _rich_person not he _will _make _much and_the _poor_person not he _will _make _little more_than _(the)_half _of the _shekel by_paying DOM the _contribution _of YHWH to_make _atonement on selves _of_your(pl). (EXO_30:15)

OET-RV: 15 the wealthy aren’t expected to pay more, and the poor must not pass less than this amount when they pay this ransom to me to make atonement for your lives. (EXO 30:15)

LEV 25:16 מְעֹט (məˊoţ) Vqc contextual word gloss=‘of_the_being_small’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB LEV 25:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 To_the _mouth _of the _abundance _of the _years you _will _increase price _of_its _purchase and_to_the _mouth _of the _being _small of_the _years you _will _make _small price _of_its _purchase if/because the_number _of produce(s) he is_selling to/for_you(fs). (LEV_25:16)

OET-RV: 16 ◙ (LEV 25:16)

LEV 25:16 תַּמְעִיט (tamˊīţ) Vhi2ms contextual word gloss=‘you_will_make_small’ word gloss=‘decrease’ OSHB LEV 25:16 word 9

OET-RV: 16 ◙ (LEV 25:16)

LEV 26:22 וְ,הִמְעִיטָה (və, himˊīţāh) C,Vhq3fs contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, it_will_diminish’ morpheme glosses=‘and, make_~_fewin_number’ OSHB LEV 26:22 word 11

OET-LV: 22 And_I _will _send among_you(pl) DOM the _animal[s]_of the_field and_it _will _make _childless you(pl) and_it _will _cut _off DOM livestock _of_your(pl) and_it _will _diminish you(pl) roads _of_your(pl) and_they _will _be _desolate. (LEV_26:22)

OET-RV: 22 ◙ (LEV 26:22)

NUM 11:32 הַ,מַּמְעִיט (ha, mamˊīţ) Td,Vhrmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the_[one, who]_made_little’ morpheme glosses=‘the, gathered_least’ OSHB NUM 11:32 word 14

OET-LV: 32 And_he/it _rose _up the_people all _of the_day (the)_that and_all the_night and_all/each/any/every the _day _of the _next _day and_they _gathered DOM the_quail the_one_who_made _little he _gathered ten homers and_they _spread_them_out to/for_them widely _(spread _out) around _of the_camp. (NUM_11:32)

OET-RV: 32 So the people went out and collected the quail—each family getting at least the equivalent of ten large barrels full, and they spread the meat around the camp to sun dry. (NUM 11:32)

NUM 26:54 תַּמְעִיט (tamˊīţ) Vhi2ms contextual word gloss=‘you_will_make_small’ word gloss=‘decrease’ OSHB NUM 26:54 word 5

OET-RV: 54 Those with larger numbers should receive more, and the smaller groups receive less, i.e., each inheritance depends on the number of family members. (NUM 26:54)

NUM 33:54 תַּמְעִיט (tamˊīţ) Vhi2ms contextual word gloss=‘you_will_make_small’ word gloss=‘give_less’ OSHB NUM 33:54 word 11

NUM 35:8 תַּמְעִיטוּ (tamˊīţū) Vhi2mp contextual word gloss=‘you(pl)_will_decrease’ word gloss=‘less’ OSHB NUM 35:8 word 12

OET-RV: 8 The larger tribes must give more cities than the smaller tribes, according to the area that they inherit.” (NUM 35:8)

2 KI 4:3 תַּמְעִיטִי (tamˊīţī) Vhj2fs contextual word gloss=‘make_few’ word gloss=‘a_few’ OSHB 2 KI 4:3 word 14

OET-LV: 3 And_he/it _said go ask to/for_you(fs) vessels from the_outside from_with all _of neighbours _of_your vessels empty do _not make _few. (KI2_4:3)

OET-RV: 3 He told her, “Go and ask for empty containers from all of your neighbours. Make sure you get plenty of them. (KI2 4:3)

NEH 9:32 יִמְעַט (yimˊaţ) Vqj3ms contextual word gloss=‘let_it_be_small’ word gloss=‘belittle’ OSHB NEH 9:32 word 11

OET-LV: 32 And_now our _god _of_Oh (the)_god (the)_great (the)_mighty and_(the)_awesome who_keeps the_covenant and _(the)_covenant_loyalty not let _it _be _small to_your_face DOM all _of the_hardship which it_has _come _upon _us to_our _of_kings to_our _of_leaders and_to_our _of_priests and_to_our _of_prophets and_to_our _of_ancestors and_to/for_all people _of_your since_the _days _of the _kings _of ʼAshshūr until the_day (the)_this. (NEH_9:32)

OET-RV: 32 “So now God, our amazing, powerful, and awesome God who keeps his agreements due to his loyal commitment, don’t just ignore all our current hardships affecting us, our kings and our leaders, our priests and our prophets, and our ancestors and all your people, from the period of the Assyrian kings until today. (NEH 9:32)

PSA 107:38 יַמְעִיט (yamˊīţ) Vhi3ms contextual word gloss=‘he_made_few’ word gloss=‘decrease’ OSHB PSA 107:38 word 6

OET-LV: 38 And_he_blessed _them and_they _multiplied exceedingly and_their _of_cattle not he _made _few. (PSA_107:38)

OET-RV: 38 He blesses them so they are very numerous.
⇔ He doesn’t let their cattle decrease in number. (PSA 107:38)

PSA 107:39 וַ,יִּמְעֲטוּ (va, yimˊₐţū) C,Vqw3mp contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, they_became_few’ morpheme glosses=‘and, diminished’ OSHB PSA 107:39 word 1

OET-LV: 39 And_they _became _few and_they _were _bowed _down from_the_oppression _of calamity and_sorrow. (PSA_107:39)

OET-RV: 39 They became less in number and status
⇔ through painful distress and suffering. (PSA 107:39)

PROV 13:11 יִמְעָט (yimˊāţ) Vqi3ms contextual word gloss=‘it_will_become_small’ word gloss=‘dwindle’ OSHB PROV 13:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11 Wealth from_vanity it _will _become _small and_one _who_gathers on hand he _will _increase. (PRO_13:11)

OET-RV: 11 Wealth gained dishonestly gets frittered away,
⇔ ^ but what’s earnt through hard work will increase. (PRO 13:11)

ECC 12:3 מִעֵטוּ (miˊēţū) Vpp3cp contextual word gloss=‘they_have_become_few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB ECC 12:3 word 11

OET-LV: 3 In _the_day when_they _will _tremble those _who_keep _of (of)_the_house and_they _will _bend _themselves the _people _of (the)_strength and_they _will _cease the_female_grinders if/because they _have _become _few and_they _will _grow _dim the_women_who_look in_windows. (ECC_12:3)

OET-RV: 3 That day when the guards of the house will get the trembles
⇔ and the strong men will be bent over,
⇔ and the women grinding grain will stop because there’s only a few of them left,
⇔ and the women looking out the windows will no longer see clearly. (ECC 12:3)

ISA 21:17 יִמְעָטוּ (yimˊāţū) Vqi3mp contextual word gloss=‘they_will_be_few’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB ISA 21:17 word 7

OET-LV: 17 And_the _remnant _of the _number _of the _bowmen of _the _warriors _of of _the _people _of of _Qēdār they _will _be _few if/because YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _has _spoken. (ISA_21:17)

OET-RV: 17 ◙ (ISA 21:17)

JER 10:24 תַּמְעִטֵ,נִי (tamˊiţē, nī) Vhi2ms,Sp1cs contextual morpheme glosses=‘you, should_diminish_me’ morpheme glosses=‘bring_~_to_nothing, me’ OSHB JER 10:24 word 8

OET-LV: 24 Correct_me Oh_YHWH only in_justice not in_your _of_anger lest you_should _diminish _me. (JER_10:24)

OET-RV: 24 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 10:24)

JER 29:6 תִּמְעָטוּ (timˊāţū) Vqj2mp contextual word gloss=‘diminish’ word gloss=‘decrease’ OSHB JER 29:6 word 19

OET-LV: 6 Take wives and_father sons and_daughters and_take for_your(pl)_of_sons wives and_DOM daughters _of_your(pl) give to_husbands so_that _they _may _bear sons and_daughters and_increase/multiply there and_do _not diminish. (JER_29:6)

OET-RV: 6 ◙ (JER 29:6)

JER 30:19 יִמְעָטוּ (yimˊāţū) Vqi3mp contextual word gloss=‘they_will_diminish’ word gloss=‘few’ OSHB JER 30:19 word 8

OET-LV: 19 And_it _will _go _out from_them thanksgiving and_the_sound _of merry _makers and_I_will _multiply _them and_not they _will _diminish and_I_will _make _them _honoured and_not they _will _be _insignificant. (JER_30:19)

OET-RV: 19 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 30:19)

EZE 29:15 וְ,הִמְעַטְתִּי,ם (və, himˊaţtī, m) C,Vhq1cs,Sp3mp contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, I, will_make_them_small’ morpheme glosses=‘and, make_~_small, them’ OSHB EZE 29:15 word 10

OET-LV: 15 More _than the_kingdoms it _will _be lowly and_not it _will _exalt _itself again over the_nations and_I_will _make _them _small to_not to _rule over_nations. (EZE_29:15)

OET-RV: 15 It’ll be the least significant kingdom, and it won’t become prominent again among the nations. I’ll diminish them so that they’ll no longer dominate other nations. (EZE 29:15)